Niner Wine Estates Jespersen Ranch Pinot Noir 2023 Red Wine

Niner Wine Estates Edna Valley Jespersen Ranch Pinot Noir 2023 

Edna Valley, CA

750 ml

95 pts. Wine Enthusiast:

"Potent aromas of fresh cherry are bold on the nose of this wine, as cracked cardamom adds a spicy kick. The palate is awash in creamy tannins and a full mouthfeel, with rich flavors of boysenberry, black cherry, chai tea, and pepper working in harmony." 

Rich and juicy, there's a lot going on in this Pinot! We love the mocha and dark fruit notes, followed by lovely baking spices lifting up the finish. This is a "close your eyes and say mmm!" kind of wine! – Wine Factor

FROM THE WINERY

VINEYARD

The 2023 vintage was long and cool and has been hailed by many local growers as one of the best vintages of the decade. The growing season started with a definitive end to three years of drought. We received 28 inches of rain over the winter with a series of storms that caused memorable flooding in the county. A cool spring delayed bud break across all varieties and was followed by a foggy and temperate summer with very few days above 80 degrees. The grapes ripened slowly, and we received some late-season heat giving us the kick we needed to get to perfect ripeness. The long growing season lent itself to higher acidity, more complex and elegant flavors, and good age-ability in our wines. We picked our Pinot Noir over 2 weeks in October and the grapes had beautiful color and concentration.

WINEMAKING

With this single-site, single-varietal wine, we used different winemaking techniques to build layers of complexity and enhance its delicate nuances. We hand-sorted the fruit and fermented the juice in 14 separate lots using open-top stainless-steel tanks. Each lot was treated uniquely: some included sundried stems, others incorporated whole clusters, and others included destemmed fruit. One- third of the lots went through fermentation natively. We aged the wine for 10 months in French oak barrels, 30% of which were new. This small-lot detail-driven approach to winemaking resulted in a complex and elegant wine. This is a classic Pinot Noir with cranberry and candied orange notes and hints of rose petals, earth and wet clay.

WINEMAKER Molly Bohlman

CLONE 777, 667, 2A, 115, Calera, Rochioli

ROOTSTOCK 101-14, 420A

HARVEST DATES October 6th - October 13th

AVERAGE BRIX 24.2º

AVERAGE YIELD 2.6 Tons/Acre

pH / TA 3.8/5.0 g/L

ALCOHOL 14.1%

BLEND 100% Pinot Noir

COOPERAGE 30% new French oak

BARREL AGING 10 months